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Friday, April 27, 1973
NEW TOWN PLAN FOR WANG TAU HOM AND TUNG TAU
Future Population Estimated At 317,000
The Town Planning Board today published a draft outline zoning plan
for Wang Tau Hon and Tung Tau which envisages a population of about 317,000
on full development.
The object of the plan is to provide a land use pattern and major
road framework within which the use and development of land may be legally
Most of the land in the planning area has already been developed
controlled.
or is being developed.
The draft plan covers an area of 469 acres.
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A total of 153 acres has been zoned for residential purposes.
includes the existing Lok Fu, Wang Tau Hom, Tung Tau, Wong Tai Sin estates,
the Kaitak Housing Society estate, the proposed Tung Tau Tsuen Road Public
Housing Estate and private residential development west of Junction Road.
Most of the 33 acres of land zoned for commercial/residential use
is already developed. One new area zoned for this purpose is located to the
south-east of Lok Sin Road.
Open space, including the existing Morse Park and Lion Rock Park,
covers a total of some 100 acres. Areas zoned for this purpose are evenly
distributed to provide centres of recreation within walking distance of the
residential zones.
A large area located to the west of Fu Mei Street and an area to the
north of Lung Cheung Road, which will serve as an extension to the Lion Rock
Park, are zoned for this purpose.
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